PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noe Cunha (ranked 4510 p4p, 5270 weight class) and Vinicius Fontes (ranked 319 p4p, 351 weight class). Noe Cunha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vinicius Fontes's chin.

Cunha
vs
Fontes

176 cm
25
150
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
150
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noe Cunha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Fontes!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunha just misses with a punch to the body.
Cunha misses with a right hand
and Fontes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fontes misses with a straight left.
Cunha misses with a wild body shot.
Cunha swings widly with a right hand
and Fontes counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from Cunha.
Cunha misses with a two punch combination.
Cunha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fontes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cunha tries to bum rush Fontes with a series of wild strikes but Fontes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fontes throws out a counter right but Cunha avoids it with no problem.
Fontes lands a jab to the nose.
Fontes lands a jab.
Fontes slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunha throws a nice looking combination but Fontes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Fontes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cunha lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cunha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fontes.
Fontes misses with an uppercut.
Fontes slips a straight right by Cunha.
A countering left hand to the body from Fontes misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha misses with a right hand
and Fontes counters with a straight right hand.
Noe Cunha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Fontes.
Fontes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Cunha misses.
Cunha moves away from the strike by Fontes.
Fontes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cunha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cunha misses with a hook
and Fontes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fontes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fontes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cunha.
Fontes takes one to the side of the head.
Cunha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fontes lands a nice shot that snaps Cunha's head back.
Cunha throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Fontes to counter with a crisp jab.
Fontes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cunha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fontes looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cunha does no damage.
Fontes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cunha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fontes was well out of range. Poor timing from Cunha.
Fontes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cunha walks into a straight right hand from Fontes.
Cunha misses with a series of wild punches.
Cunha misses with a left hand
and Fontes counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Cunha.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fontes! But no joy.
Cunha misses with an uppercut
enabling Fontes to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Fontes misses.
Cunha moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cunha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Cunha does no damage.
Fontes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cunha defending well as Fontes loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha ducks under a wild hook from Fontes.
Cunha misses with a straight right.
Fontes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cunha lands a really nice looking cross but Fontes seems unphased.
Fontes blocks a jab.
Cunha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fontes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fontes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cunha throws a sloppy body shot
and Fontes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cunha throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Fontes to counter with a crisp jab.
Cunha lands the left hand.
Cunha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fontes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fontes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Cunha misses.
Fontes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fontes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cunha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cunha looks to throw the jab but Fontes is out of range.
Fontes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cunha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fontes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fontes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Fontes is rocked!
Nice body punch from Cunha.
Cunha connects with a jab.
Fontes is still on wobbly legs! Can Cunha finish him?
Nice uppercut lands for Cunha. That snapped Fontes's head back.
Cunha misses with a hook
and Fontes counters with a nice uppercut.

Cunha cracks Fontes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fontes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cunha finish him?
Fontes looks to score with a jab to the body but Cunha is just out of range.
Cunha is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cunha throws a poor cross that misses
and Fontes counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fontes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cunha swings widly with a right hand
and Fontes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fontes seems to have recovered his senses.
Cunha throws an off balance right hand
and Fontes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fontes missing with a left hand there. Cunha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Noe Cunha will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cunha looks to throw the jab but Fontes is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cunha. Fontes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Fontes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Noe Cunha is winning the standup battle so far.
Cunha slips under a jab.
Cunha misses with an uppercut. Fontes saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Cunha. Beautiful body shot.
Cunha misses with a hook. Fontes ducked under it nicely.
Cunha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fontes scores with a body shot.

Cunha drops Fontes with a beautiful combination! Fontes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cunha is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fontes ducks under a wild hook from Cunha.
A countering left hand to the body from Fontes misses.
Cunha throws a right hand that misses
and Fontes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cunha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Cunha backs off Fontes throws a huge counter combo but Cunha manages to avoid it all.

Cunha lands a left and a right that send Fontes crashing to the mat, dazed. Cunha thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cunha looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cunha misses with an uppercut
enabling Fontes to counter with a crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Fontes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cunha has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice shot lands for Fontes.
Cunha throws a hook but Fontes blocks it.
Fontes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cunha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Cunha.
Cunha lands a nice looking body shot.
Cunha cracks Fontes with an open hand slap.
Cunha misses with a hook. Fontes ducked under it nicely.
Cunha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Cunha drops Fontes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fontes looks back up at him and smiles so Cunha waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cunha misses with a lunging right hand
and Fontes counters with a left to the body.
Cunha throws an off balance right hand
and Fontes counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Cunha.
Cunha throws a poor cross that misses
letting Fontes counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cunha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fontes.
The fighters circling - Cunha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fontes! But no joy.
Cunha fails to land with a series of punches.
Fontes walks into a stiff left hand from Cunha.
Fontes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cunha drops Fontes with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Fontes! Cunha dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noe Cunha!